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NEW YORK, Nov. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dolat Ventures Inc. (OTC: DOLV) a diamond development company focused on its mining projects in West Africa, is pleased to announce its plans to target India as a new resource for potential revenue. Indians have long been the world's biggest buyers of gold -- so much so that changes in their consumption tip the scales of global demand. Recently, those scales have tipped down as China surpassed India in overall gold demand, according to the World...
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla., Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- To mark the recent popularity of the K-Pop song and dance phenomenon, 'Gangnam Style' by Korean rapper PSY, diamond retailer Brilliance created a custom-made horse diamond pendant for a celebrity whose identity is undisclosed at the moment. The dance craze was the result of a viral YouTube video of the song depicting comedic scenes and dance moves similar to horseback riding. The success of the song in North America is...
The study of materials at extreme conditions took a giant leap forward with the discovery of a way to generate super high pressures without using shock waves whose accompanying heat turns solids to liquid. This discovery will allow scientists for the first time to reach static pressure levels exceeding four million atmospheres, a high-pressure environment where new unique compounds could be formed, materials change their chemical and physical properties and metals become insulators. An...
LONDON, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Past and present Bond actresses Dame Judi Dench, Helen McCrory and Minnie Driver lit up the spectacular red carpet at the Royal Albert Hall, in an array of show-stopping jewels from iconic London jeweller, David Morris at the Royal World Premiere of the latest James Bond installment - Skyfall. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121023/IN98997-a ) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121023/IN98997-b ) (Photo:...
TORONTO, Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - In response to recent media reports, Harry Winston Diamond Corporation (TSX: HW, NYSE: HWD) (the "Company") today announced that while it is the Company's general policy not to comment on market rumours, it confirms that it has received various indications of interest regarding a potential purchase of its luxury brand segment. It is not in active negotiations regarding any such transaction. The Company does not intend to make any further...
NEW YORK, Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dolat Ventures Inc. (OTC: DOLV) a diamond development company focused on West Africa, is pleased to announce its plans to initiate its diamond mining and has its target on new gold resource as part of its diamond project in Sierra Leone. Following new in soil surveys of new targets which comprised hundreds of over soil samples, an area has been identified returning elevated gold values with a potential kilo output of up to 7 kilos of gold in a...
TORONTO, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Harry Winston Diamond Corporation (TSX:HW, NYSE:HWD) (the "Company") reports that in the third calendar quarter of 2012, the Diavik Diamond Mine produced 1.93 million carats from 0.52 million tonnes of ore processed, as compared to 1.93 million carats from 0.64 million tonnes of ore processed in the comparable quarter of the prior year. The 19% decline in ore processed in the quarter was due to a shift in production from the lower grade, lower...
BOSTON, Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hearts On Fire, The World's Most Perfectly Cut Diamond®, today announced that Amanda and Mike Kachinski from Peabody, MA took home the grand prize of a $20,000 Hearts On Fire diamond ring at the first ever Hearts On Fire Diamond Hunt at Fenway Park on Sunday, September 30, 2012. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121002/NE84613 ) Despite the rain, more than 250 couples from around New England turned out for the trivia and skills...
AGOURA HILLS, Calif., Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Buxbaum Jewelry Advisors will take sealed bids next month on jewelry worth millions of dollars as part of its first annual fall auction. With previews scheduled for New York and Los Angeles, the sale will include multiple lots of loose diamonds, designer silver and finished diamond jewelry, melee, colored-gemstone jewelry and more. "The auction represents an excellent source of value for opportunistic buyers on both coasts," said...
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- You don't become the number one source for diamond wedding rings and engagement rings in Southern California by resting on your laurels, and that's exactly why the new Diamond Selector Tool exists at KingofJewelry.com, the online wing of King of Jewelry's retail store. Whether you want to see diamonds for diamond engagement rings organized by weight (in carats), clarity, certification, or color, you won't find a simpler method than by...
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The Diamond Dove, Geopelia cuneata, is a resident bird of Central, West and Northern Australia. It predominantly exists in areas near water but which are lightly arid or semi-arid in nature. They can occasionally be spotted in Southern Australia in parks and gardens when their central habitat is very dry. They are one of Australia's smallest pigeons being 7.5 to 8.3 inches in length. They have white spots and black edges on their wings, orange eyes and red eye-rings. The head, neck, and...
